Question | Answer |
trichomoniasis | a sexually transmitted disease caused by a one-cell organism |
syphilis | chronic infection caused by the bacterium treponema pallidum |
sterilization | process that renders an individual unable to produce |
prothesis | an artificial replacement of an absent body part |
orgasm | climax of sexual stimulation |
homosexual | person who is attracted to the same sex |
heterosexual | person who is attracted to the opposite sex |
gonorrhea | contagious inflammatory sexually transmitted disease caused by bacterial organism |
gonads | male and female sex glands |
genital herpes | sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex |
ejaculation | ejection of semen from the male urethra |
condom | cover for the penis worn during coitus |
coitus | sexual intercourse |
chlamydia | a sexually transmitted disease:painful urination, discharge from the penis |
artificial insemination | introduction of semen in to the vagina by artificial means |
digital rectal examination(DRE) | a physical examination in which the physician inserts finger into the rectum |
prostate specific antigen(PSA) | a blood test that measures the level o prostate specific antigen in the blood |
transrectal ultrsound | an ultrasound procedure used to diagnose prostate cancer |
transurethral resection of the prostate gland(TURP) | successive pieces of the prostate gland tissue are resected by using a resectoscope |
transurethral microwave thermotherapy(TUMT) | a treatment tha eliminates excess tissue present in benign prostatic hyperplasia by using heat generated by microwaves |
transurethral incision of the prostate gland(TUIP) | a surgical procedure that widens the urethra |
suprapubic prostatectomy | excision of the prostate gland through abdominal incision made above the pubic bone |
radical prostatectomy(RP) | excision of the prostate gland used to treat prostate cancer |
hydrocelectomy | surgical removal of a hydrocele |
circumcision | surgical removal of the prepuce |
varicocele | enlarged veins of the spermatic cord |
testicular torsion | twisting of the spermatic cord |
testicular carcinoma | cancer of testicle |
prostate cancer | cancer of the prostate gland |
priapism | persistent abnormal erection accompanied by pain and tenderness |
phimosis | a tightness of the prepuce that prevents its retraction over the glans penis |
hydrocele | scrotal swelling caused by a collection of fluid |
erectile dysfunction(ED) | inability to attain or maintain an erection sufficient to perform sexual intercourse(impotence) |